Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 March 1941 — Page 4

| SCHRICKER GETS EL PENSIONS BILL

House GOP Accepts Report ... As Democrats Give . Jenner Serenade.

IA few 10-cent tin horns scattered | through ihe House chamber were all that. remained today to remind members of the old - age pension question which caused them so many _ hectic moments during the last week. The. Senate had raised the maxi-

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mum old-age pension from $30 to $40. The House took the bill and went one better—it made $40 the minimum instead of the maximum. ‘When the Senate heard of this, Senator William E, Jenner, Repub- " lican floor leader, called the House Democrats “tin-horn politicians” for sponsoring the change. The Senate refused to accept the amendment and a conference committee was appointed. This committee yesterday recommended that the House withdraw its amendment. The battle raged anew and personal attacks were frequent. As the House reconvened in the “afternoon, House Democrats arrived carrying tin horns. They marched to the Senate and serenaded Sena- , tor Jenner. Said the Senator: “Don’t come over here and act

. RRR +8 \ The winner (right), Albert Losche Jr., now holder of the county title for the Hayward-Barcus Post, American Legion oraterical contest. With him is his Shortridge High School debate coach, Clarence C. Shoemaker. Young Losche is the sgn of the City Purchasing Agent.

like you do in the House. . . .” {| After the shouting was all over, fa past Soroush Soaking bull the House learned that it hadn't e Democrats toote eir horns to id. so loudly he couldn't be heard and ©'¢f changed the provision for old returned to the House. age assistance, as it thought it had. They got back just in time to| Through an error in the amendhear Speaker James Knapp say: || ment, the representatives had placed “. . . and the conference report a $40 minimum on pensions for the is accepted. | blind instead.

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SETTLE 2 OF 3 VOTE CONTESTS

Senate Seats Beveridge and Drops Recount Action Against Schricker.

By NOBLE REED

Except for one contest, the 1940 general election is a closed book, as far as the Senate is concerned.

The Senate yesterday seated Senator Albert Beveridge (R. Indianapolis) and accepted by voice vote the report of the special committee which dropped the recount. action against Governor Schricker. Still pending is the contest against Senator Blaz A. Lucas (D. Gary). The Senate has been asked by his defeated Republican opponent, Dave Stanton, Gary, to declare him ineligible because of a 1923 conviction on a charge of conspiring to violate the Volstead Act.

Action Is Doubtful

Action on the Lucas contest by the Republican-controlled Senate is regarded as doubtful this "session. It may be left over to be decided

at the next session. Asked if any action was planned, Senator William E. Jenner (R. Shoals), majority leader; replied, “I wish ‘you wouldn't ask me that.” The Senate Elections Committee reported that it had investigated the contest petition against Mr. Beveridge and found him rightfully entitled to his seat. It reported that it found no reason to seat Joseph T. Sexton, the Democratic nominee. Mr. Sexton contended that he lost to Mr. Beveridge by 51 votes because of a faulty voting machine. His contest petition was filed, because of a legal technicalify, against all four G. O. P. Marion County Senators, and the Elections Committee thus also declared Senators John W. Atherton, Robert Lee Brokenburr and Harry O. Chamberlin to be the legally elected Senators: from this county.

Illegal Votes Charged

The attempt to unseat Governor Henry Schricker by Legislative action on a petition charging illegal voting in ‘Lake County has been abandoned. The 1l4-member . joint legislative committee investigating the election, in its final report to both houses yesterday, recommended that Federal and Lake County officials cone tinue to probe “to the end that the guilty may be punished.” The report, signed by the G. O. P. majority chairman, Senator Thurman Biddinger (R. Marion), asserted that the group had no appropriation “to properly investigate the matter” and that “the whole 61 days of the session would: not have afforded sufficient time for it.” Democratic members of the committee refused to concur in the Republican proposal that Federal officials continue the probe.

Filed by Whitaker

However, Democratic members succeeded in getting into the report a declaration that “no evidence was presented to the committee, directly or by inference which in any

sonally with the charges in the petition.”

aker, Hammond attorney, charged that at least 1500 aliens had

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dence at the first public hearing, showing Federal records of aliens

However, Mr. failed to appear at the second hear-

been subpenaed to testify. “At . this hearing,”

terms and the committee imposed no technical rules of evidence, per-

‘|i mitting witnesses to testify broadly ~ :

and ever from hearsay. U. S. Probe Urged

“The committee believes that illegal votes were cast by aliens in said election and, inasmuch as both

volved, recommends searching in-

and the U. S. District Court and

be discovered and punished as a

voting,” the report stated.

ing of subversive foreign elements.

ect would make possible the construction of cruisers, destroyers and

of continental Great Lakes region. The report, the second of seven prepared at the request of President Roosevelt, said such

the seaway for navigation from the lakes to the -Atlantic. Battleships and aircraft carrier construction would not be possible, it said, because they could not be accommodated in the proposed seaway.

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Plants Expect Defense 'Pinch' To Be More Severe in Summer

way connected the Governor per-|::

The petition to contest the elec-| \ tion of Governor Schricker was filed | in the House Jan. 14 by Virgil Whit- | whol:

voted illegally in Lake County and 5 Mr. Whitaker presented his evi-|:i

ing at which several witnesses had

: the report: stated, “witnesses testified in general

Federal and State offices were in-| vestigation by the District Attorney|:d

the prosecuting attorney of Lake » i County to the end that the guilty):

deterrent to a continuation of alien

LINKS ST. LAWRENCE |{ SEAWAY TO DEFENSE’

WASHINGTON, March 7 (U, P.).|: —A Commerce Department report): on the St. Lawrence Seaway said]: today that completion of the proj-|%

submarines—*“the protective screen|: defense”—in the|

vessels | : would find ample depths and widths : in the locks, canals and channels of

The auto industry will feel its first severe pinch on car production the latter part of July and August when its new defense factories are stripping the assembly lines of skilled workers, observers believe.

Fortunately the bulk of defense employment needs will come ap- o

proximately at the time when 1941 models leaves about a month of idleness for most workers. While manufacturers are doing everything possible .to avert curs tailment of car production, most of them believe a slowdown is inevitable. Tanks. trucks and airplane engines come first. There is little likelihood of shortage in materials. Enough steel is expected to be available both for autos and defense work, inasmuch as different kinds of steel are used for each branch of production— autos take open hearth and defense material takes electric furnace steel, Production now is at the all-time high of approximately 500,000 cars a month. Dealers are attempting to build up their stocks and factories are running at near capacity. » u s

Plymouth Adds 'Largest' Sedan

The largest Plymouth sedan ever built has been added to the line of 1941 body styles. ; This is a new seven-passenger model of exceptional size and roominess with “fashion-tone” interior and all other 1941 advancements included in Plymouth’s Special Deluxe line, The wheelbase is 13724 inches, and the over-all length is just over 218 inches. It comes either as a conventional family car or can be ordered with glass partition as a limousine.

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The new Plymouth seats 8 or 9 passengers with the auxiliary seats which are built 4 inches wider and 3 inches closer together than oldstyle auxiliary seats. Front doors are nearly 10 inches wider and rear doors are 8 inches wider than on the Plymouth five-passenger sedans. ” o " ” a o

Ace Official Now Rotarian

William H. Schmelzel, vice president of Ace Motors, 1219 N. Meridian St., Hudson distributors for the southern half of Indiana, is the newest member of “auto row” to join the Rotary Club. » " ” EJ "

September ‘Trouble-Free' Month

If you happen to be driving your car between 1 a. m. and 7 a. m.

on a Wednesday in September and it breaks down—something is

definitely wrong. It shouldn’t happen, according to Hoosier Motor Club figures. . September is the most trouble-free month of the year for automobiles, Wednesday the most trouble-free day and wee hours of the morning are the most trouble-free period of the day, the statistics show.

{IN CAPITAL DISORDER

i FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1941 head of “The Mothers’ Crusade 1 Against Bill 1776” and Mrs. Nibberich is a member, yh “This is exactly what We expected,” Mrs. Dilling said &t the end of the five-day trial. She had tears in her eyes, as did other members of the “Crus sade.” Mrs. Nibberich had nothing to say and sat quietly, to one side. Mrs. Dilling and s. Nibberich were arrested a week, ago when they sought to‘present an American flag to Senator Carter Glass (D. Val).

REA EXPANDS LANSING, Mich. (U. P.).—Rural use of electricity in Michigan has increased 88 per cent in five years.

WASHINGTON, March 7 (U. P.). —Mrs. Elizabeth Dilling of Chicago and Mrs. Clara Henryetta Nibberich, St. Louis, plan to appeal fines of $25 and $15, respectively, on disorderly conduct charges arising from their participation in a demonstration against the Britishaid bill. Defense Attorney T. Edward "Connell announced yesterday that he would appeal tha case. The appeal bond was set at $100 for each defendant. Mrs. Dilling is

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